Katie
Smith headliner at OSU Alumni scholarship fundraiser
MOUNT
VERNON — OSU Knox County Alumni Club is holding its annual scholarship
fundraiser on Tuesday, Oct. 15, at the Glenn A. Gallagher Center. Katie Smith is the Keynote
Speaker along with live and silent auctions and a visit from “The Best
Damn Band In the Land.”
Katie
Smith (born June 4, 1974) is an American retired professional basketball player
who played most recently in the WNBA. Her primary position was shooting guard,
although she sometimes played small forward or point guard. She is the all-time leading
scorer in women’s professional basketball, having notched over 7,000 points in
both her ABL and WNBA career. In 2016, she was voted one of the WNBA’s “Top 20
at 20.” She was named head coach of the New York Liberty in October 2017. On
March 31, 2018, Smith was named to the 2018 class of inductees for the Naismith
Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
There
will be a tailgate dinner at 6 p.m. Doors open at 4:30 for the silent auction.
Tickets
are available through Oct. 12. Stop by Mohican Sports Medicine to reserve your tickets.